# die Weste

die Weste is a German noun meaning “waistcoat”. Forms: der Weste, die Westen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Weste
- Plural: die Westen

## In other languages

- Русский: жилет
- Українська: жилет, жилетка

## Meanings

1. waistcoat, vest (usually sleeveless garment worn over a shirt)

## Examples

- Er hat noch immer eine weiße Weste. — He still has a clean record.
- Der da hat keine Weste an. — That one doesn't have a vest on.
- Du hast deine Weste auf links, dreh sie mal um! — You need to reverse your vest. It's inside-out!
- Tom zog seine kugelsichere Weste aus. — Tom took off his bullet-proof vest.
- Dank seiner kugelsicheren Weste blieb Tom am Leben. — Tom was wearing a bulletproof vest, so he didn't get killed.

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